India v England ODI Cricket Betting Tips 06/02/2025

After slumping to a 4-1 T20 series defeat, England will hope to improve in a three-match ODI series in India, and here’s our free India v England ODI Cricket Betting Tips for the match. The Men in Blue are top of the ODI rankings after some dominant white ball results and performances recently and the hosts are particularly strong on home soil. England meanwhile will continue to search for some much-needed improved form under new white ball Brendon McCullum. This first ODI match between India and England starts at 8am on Thursday. It will be shown live on TNT Sports.
Form and Team News
India will look to build on their impressive recent record in white ball cricket after dominating England in the T20 series. Gautam Gambhir’s side have won six of their last seven limited overs matches. Their only defeat was in match three of the T20 series against England, where the Men in Blue were beaten by 26 runs. However, the hosts hit back with commanding wins in the final two matches. They won the decisive fourth match by 15 runs before thrashing England by 150 runs in the fifth clash. It was a humbling defeat for the new England white ball coach McCullum and the Three Lions have now won just five of their previous 13 limited overs matches. England will also be desperate to end their run of four consecutive series defeats in ODIs, with their last triumph against Ireland in 2023.
Several India stars return to the ODI fold for this season. Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill Rishabh Pant, KL Rahul, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja and Yashasvi Jaiswal are in the India ODI squad. The big team news for England is that Joe Root returns to the squad to replace Rehan Ahmed from the T20 setup.
Match Winner Bet
The bookmakers have one clear favourite for the first ODI between India and England. Ultimately, the Three Lions have struggled for a long time in white ball cricket, leading to a plummet down to seventh in the ODI rankings. They lost 2-1 in the West Indies late in 2024 and India will pose a bigger and tougher test. McCullum is unlikely to have an immediate impact on the England white ball squad and 9/5 odds of a win for the visitors, offered by Betfair, showcases the Three Lions underdog status. The best bet in this first match clash is to stick with an India win. The world number one nation is tough to beat and rarely loses to India. They have won eight of their last nine home ODIs and lost just six individual matches in this spell. With high-profile names returning to the ODI fold, India are likely to go from strength to strength. As a result, the hosts are big favourites to win in Nagpur and Sky Bet have 1/2 odds for a home victory here.
Team to Score Most 4s Betting
India and England are capable of scoring big in one day matches. During the T20 series, neither side struggled for runs and the last four matches saw at least one side surpass 165 total runs. While Root’s comeback for England may boost their chances of notching a big innings total, we expect India to continue their batting dominance in this ODI. Sharma, Gill and Kholi are among the top four ODI batsmen in the world rankings currently. A batting order stacked with such quality is capable of scoring the most fours on Thursday. With 8/13 odds, Sky Bet have the best value for India to score the most fours against England.
Man of the Match Bets
With batting quality likely to take centre stage in this India vs England ODI, we are picking two batsmen as our potential man of the match contenders. For the Three Lions, they will be hinging hopes on Joe Root kicking on the higher-middle order. Root joins the England setup after some big scores in the SA20 for the Paar Royals. Root struck 62, 78 and 92 not out during the competition and will look to carry his ODI batting average of 47.6 into this series to help a faltering England. Paddy Power has 13/1 odds for Root to put in a man of the match display on Thursday. However, world number two ODI batsman Rohit Sharma is the best pick for man of the match. He has scored 157 runs across his last three ODIs and has a 48.26 career average against England. At home, Sharma has scored nearly 5,000 runs and hit his top score of 264 on home soil. Against a below-par England, Sharma could get chances to score big, and he is worth backing for man of the match at 9/1, offered by Betfair.
Our India v England ODI Cricket Betting Tips
Match winner bet — India — 1/2 with Sky Bet
Team to score the most 4’s — India — 8/13 with Sky Bet
Man of the Match — Joe Root — 13/1 with Paddy Power
Man of the Match — Rohit Sharma — 9/1 with Betfair
India will be full of confidence heading into this ODI series. England must find some form quickly to avoid another one-sided white ball defeat, but the Three Lions face one of the toughest tests in world cricket in India. We hope you enjoy this India vs England ODI, have found our India v England ODI Cricket Betting Tips useful, and we wish you good luck with any bets.
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Last Updated on February 4, 2025